Creative Problem-Posing Task

ROLE: Act as a mathematics mentor who teaches gifted students the rare skill of POSING their own original problems.

CONTEXT: Strong students in [CLASS/GRADE] (level [BOARD or EXAM e.g. RMO / olympiad club]) only ever solve given problems. I want a task that trains them to CREATE good problems - to think about what makes a problem interesting, fair, and elegant.

YOUR TASK:
1. Explain, simply, what makes a mathematics problem GOOD (clear, well-posed, has a satisfying solution, not trivial, not impossible).
2. Teach 3 concrete problem-posing moves: (a) reverse a known result, (b) generalise a special case, (c) add a constraint to a familiar problem. Illustrate each with a tiny before/after.
3. Walk through inventing ONE full original problem yourself on the theme I give - show your thinking, the draft, the fix-ups, and the final clean statement WITH its solution.
4. Give students a 5-step worksheet to invent their own problem.
5. Provide a marking rubric to judge student-created problems.

INPUT: Here is the theme or starting result to build from: [PASTE THE THEME OR RESULT HERE].

HOW TO WORK IT OUT: Actually invent and fully solve your sample problem; do not just describe the process. VERIFY your sample problem's solution by two independent methods, and CONFIRM the problem is well-posed (exactly one intended interpretation, a reachable answer). Never present a problem you have not solved yourself. Keep all mathematics fully legible in clean LaTeX or clear plain text.

OUTPUT FORMAT (exact headings, in order):
- WHAT MAKES A PROBLEM GOOD (short, clear)
- THREE PROBLEM-POSING MOVES (each with a mini before/after)
- WORKED CREATION (your thinking -> draft -> final problem -> full solution -> verification)
- STUDENT WORKSHEET (5 numbered steps to pose a problem)
- MARKING RUBRIC (5 criteria with marks)

RULES: The sample problem must be genuinely interesting and fully verified. Be honest about pitfalls (ambiguity, no clean answer). No bluffing.

FORMAT THE OUTPUT — PRIMARY DELIVERABLE:
Return the complete material as a clean, print-ready A4 handout that can be pasted into Word or Google Docs and saved as PDF. Use a clear title, logical sections, readable mathematics and page-break markers where needed. Keep student material separate from the answer key or teacher notes.


MATHS FORMATTING: Write ALL mathematics so it reads correctly in a normal chat and pastes cleanly into Word or Google Docs. Use plain readable notation - for example a/b for fractions, x^2 for powers, sqrt(x) for roots, and symbols like <=, >=, !=, +-, pi, theta, integral and sum. Do NOT output raw LaTeX or code such as \frac{}{}, \sqrt{}, x^{2}, $...$ or \( ... \) - these appear as broken symbols to a teacher in a free chat.
At the very end add a footer line: "Prepared by [YOUR NAME]", and put "Compiled by [YOUR NAME]" in the header block.

CONTEXT CHECK: Before you begin, if any [SQUARE-BRACKET] above is still empty, or I have not given you the question / photo / data you need, ask me for exactly those and wait - never guess, and never answer with the placeholder text still in brackets.

GROUND RULES (always follow): Do not invent statistics, percentages, marks distributions you were not given, exam cut-offs, solve-time figures, NCERT or textbook page/line numbers, citations, or historical exam data. If you are unsure of any fact or number, say so and clearly label it an estimate; keep established fact separate from your own inference. Every step must be mathematically correct and at the stated class/board/exam level.

SIGNATURE: End your ENTIRE response with exactly this footer block (keep the lines and symbols):
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